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Weight management can be an uphill battle involving counting calories, with people eagerly watching and hoping for results that will encourage them. A clinical trial suggests a way to see quick weight loss by exchanging a diet that includes some high-acid producing foods for a diet comprised solely of low-acid producing foods.

The result was a 13-pound weight loss in participants over a 16 week period, which is quick but not so quick that doctors consider it unhealthy. The finding is the latest within the body of research that links eating low-acid-producing foods to positive health effects and high-acid-producing foods to adverse health effects. Low-Dietary Acid Load and Weight LossAccording to the authors of the clinical trial published in Frontiers in Nutrition, protein and phosphorus found in certain grains, meat, cheese, fish, and eggs release acid precursors, which produce an acidizing effect on blood pH, so an eating plan rich in these foods has a high-acid dietary load. Conversely, most fruits and vegetables have an alkalinizing effect, even if they contain acid, so an eating plan that features these foods prominently has a low-acid dietary load.